posting poetic prose
30 May 2023 28 Comments
busy husband beavering
with wood in a back shed
mothers catting back and forth
to catch young kits for bed
grandma rabbiting about
in garden’s warm black dirt
brothers squirrel round a tree
till one falls and gets hurt
sisters lark on swingset
sing songs with silly words
wee early morning’s quiet
except for beetling birds
______________
Sarah’s poetics prompt to use animal nouns as verbs…i had fun with rhymes as well 🙂
29 May 2023 4 Comments
in quadrille
verde, chile, jalapeno,
habanero, ghost,
cayenne and chipotle
with avocado toast
flavors found at festival
in hatch, new mexico
slow roasted, fresh salsa,
ristras strung to go
smokin’ hot, fire-breathing
it’s not hard to understand
sgt. pepper’s membership
in lonely hearts club band!
Quadrille (44 words) linked to dVerse poets pub and “pepper” prompt…
27 May 2023 4 Comments
we humans exhibit many differences
in shades of skin, hair, and eyes
older and younger generations
in experience and education
our languages and cultures
beliefs, opinions, habits
there’s beauty in diversity, don’t let differences divide!
we all run in one human race
we bleed red and die once
everyone needs food and clean water
a place to live and people to love
productive, rewarding, useful work
can we provide for each other?
there’s beauty in diversity, don’t let differences divide!
25 May 2023 8 Comments
in american sentence Tags: chai tea, spice
so…i have not tried tai chi for fitness but i do practice chai tea 🙂
15 May 2023 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: mirror, mother
mother,
dear mirror
who shows me
who i am…loved,
worthy to be loved,
learning how to trust
others in wide world;
first centered on you,
it’s expanded through
your wise instruction,
inspiration, induction.
now i in turn nurture
love as reflection
** of you **
A quadrille linked to dVerse poetics with Merril today.
05 May 2023 19 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: creatures, den, foxes, reynard, vixen
foxes build homes of cool earth;
burrows dug deep under changeable skies.
in dark den, a vixen gives birth,
to sightless pups who whimper where mom lies.
Creator God, to you all creatures raise myriad voices united in praise.
underground, newborn fox kits pass each hour
waiting for father who prowls, growling this night;
hunts by scent, stealthy as rare moon flower,
he fills cache with fresh meat before dawn’s light.
Creator God, to you all creatures raise myriad voices united in praise.
both reynard and vixen’s instinctual love
is needed to nurture each furry fox child
they protectively watch for danger above
and lead kits outside when weather grows mild.
Creator God, to you all creatures raise myriad voices united in praise.
___________________
This poem uses the end rhymes and similar refrain of hymn, “For the Beauty of the Earth”.
01 May 2023 31 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cartography, chart, Columbus, map, reality, wisdom
De invites us to post a quick quadrille at dVerse poets pub…
__________
we dabble in exploration,
attempting to map what we’ve
experienced of the wide world
but, like pre-Columbian charts
before discovery of a new world,
our lines meander meaninglessly
and our foolish cartography needs
drastic revision upon further research
and confirmation of actual reality
24 Apr 2023 21 Comments
Spring brings tulips to full bloom in the Netherlands. A rainbow riot of colors paints the landscape. The industrious Dutch ancestors reclaimed the fertile polders from the North Sea and planted flower bulbs. Speculators and a bulb shortage raised the value of certain varieties in the 1630’s. The Dutch traded bulbs like currency.
Amsterdam hosts the annual Tulip Festival which offers a month-long feast for the eyes in the city squares and parks. In late April, the Bloemencorso Bollenstreek, a stunning parade of flowery floats ridden by celebrants, travels from Noordwijk to Haarlem. Anyone visiting Holland must see the Keukenhof in Lisse, one of the world’s most magnificent gardens.
By late spring, the best of the blooms are past so be sure to time your visit carefully. You don’t have to be Dutch to appreciate the unique beauty of tulips!
love blooms in the spring
what is favorite dutch treat
tulips or two lips?
Spring haibuns served at dVerse Poets pub with Linda Lee Lyberg this Monday…join us!
23 Apr 2023 6 Comments
17 syllables make an american sentence…
if my poetry is bad enough will people think it’s from AI?
21 Apr 2023 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: robin, seasons, snow, spring, wind, winter
winter won’t let go
snow blows, sun beats, clouds recoil
tug-o-war with spring
robin redbreast looks confused
water in birdbath frozen
18 Apr 2023 19 Comments
in sevenling Tags: birdbath, sparrows, spring, twitter
A window view with dVerse poets….
i rake dead leaves
pick up fallen sticks
fill birdbath to brim
seven sparrows
fritter in chirpy circle
twitter reflectively on rim
lazy gaze out window sees spring days peep in
a poem in my pocket 
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